Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1883, Page 3

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. SATURDAY, APMIL@28, 1883-DOUBLE SHEET RELIGIOUS NOTES. WHR CHURCHES HERE AND ELSEWHERE. —The revival meetings at the Fifth Baptist @hurch, South Washington, under charge of Rey. C. C. Meador, continue with increasing interest. — A lodge of the Catholic Benevolent Legion | T° of jute plush, but are no longer plain in the has been organized in this city, of which Mr. James Fullerton is president and Mr. F. MeNer- hany secretary. — The International convention of the Young Men's Christian Association will meet st Mil- wankee, Wis., May 16th to 20th, and 700 dele- gates are expected. — The forty hours’ devotion which commenced | Tath at St. Matthew's close Sunday mv Hic Chureh on Fride with the procession of the biessed — Arevival is in progress at Grace M. F. Chureh, Rey. Harry S. F pastor. A num- ber of penitetits Lave been at tie altar, and sev- eral have pr Th tines are excitin Rey. W. f. MeKin- mey and W preach at the meetings | the coming — The Luther statue, to be placed in front ot the Memorial Church, in this city. has been or- dered by cal tno time be lost. Subseriv- tion books » statue are still open at ty- Beal's and at J Davis’ Sons. nd proposes to finish the the Memorial Church upon con- : nd i ne the next two tf the congr Vide for $10,000 of its debt ¢ The finished a tine impro vetion of a new Prest im the northwestern portion of th sured. The nee: ehureh in that section aris r c growth of that part of the city. Mr. Justice Bt ex-Seer aud Messrs. Hub- bard. W. M. ¢ ntyne and EF. Fiteh have been appointed ittee ons tions and to secure Rev. ast Sunda —A Presbyterian home for woten is about being opened in Baitimore. —Rey. Dr. Butler, fonnder of the M. EB. mi sions in India, will sail for the scene of his former labors on May 5th. wvals in the Baptist churehes in Boston and vicinity will add about 100 each to six of th. t prominent ef the chure! ionat Chureh has been or- Onie,with Rey. T. W. wts with 115 mem- —The Plymouth Congr. Milwaukee nal Church at 10 and six first work wrviees at Brooklyn, it i Se and 40 have asked adi of I the Tabernacie Church, in 40 conve ty is to havea c ehurch ». the nucleus to the fund be- ) in Alabama bonds leit whe died in SSO. th street M. E. Charen “r 100 and at Laur there is Char an interest : —The rev avention are 1 ever bet out of debt this year, isha Butler, of the Central Pennsy!- . died recently at ar of his age, erence In 1838. . of Cincinnati, 0., J acail to the Second Baptist Cl N.Y. Dr. Dunean has been p Niuth-street Church in Cincinnati for re- the board will b — Rev. Vania M. E. Confer Al- He — Rev. Dr. S. W. Daa haying served them seven years. His cot sation presented him with $1,000 as a pactin: gift. —The town of lilllsdale, 3 is in some- thing of a quandary, having electe oN. Waldron, of the Presbyterian Church, mayor during his absence in Florida. Mr. Waldren has returned, but refuses to act, and it tsa ques= tion how the mayoriess town is to be governed. — Mt. Union (Ohio) Colleze is now paying off 8D indebtedness of $15,000, and Rev. B. E. Edgell, pastor of the M. E. church there, ts ap- pealing to the friends and former students for & fund of $20,000 to erect a church editlce. — Rev. Dr. George Howe, president of the ich Lutheran Pheological Seminary at Columbia, S. | C., died recently from the eifects of injur ies re- ceived by being thrown from his carriage. He y-one years of ae, and had been about in the ministr —The New York Che 2 Advocate pub- or orderly sale of liquor is not sinfui upon tempe with its ani at the last session, sub: pastors and tn their power to secure such ndmnent.. — Rev. Dr. Fowler, the missionary sect au retary @f the ME Newark Conference at Phillipsburg, N. J. day morning. spent Monday and ‘Tuesd; bis desk in New York . addressed th England Conference Boston Wedn Morning, the New England Lutheran Conte ence at Provide 1, Thursday morn ry the same even! Sun- Y. Conference —Severn cirenit M. E. Church, formerly embraced, with the ex- eeption of Annapolis, all the country lying south Of Baltimore city and north of the District east of the Baltimore conference of the Baltimore turnpike. Recently it has em- Braced but four apy tments—Waugh Chapel, Salem, Perkin's Chapel, and Sulphur Springs— Under one minister. With the erection of a new church at Bowie, the transfer of Mt. Tabor, and the establishment of achurch at Annapolis June- tion, as is proposed, the circuit becomes so larze that additional help is necessary for the minister Recently appointed, Rev. T. J. Cross. —At Grace (Baptist) chureh, (Rev. Mr. Hatcher's) in Richmond, there have been re- eentiy nearly 100 conversions. The Sidney, Va. Baptist Church, over which Rev. Mr. Shipman has recently settled, Is a spirited re- Vival. At the Cloptoi t Baptist Church, been forty profes- ® Manchester, Va, there hi sions of faith. At the Fre Chureh, Nortolk, Rey. Dr. have been converted. At Glad pring, Seuth- Western Virzinia. Rey. J. R. Harrison, a Baptist Evangelist. has been conducting a revival for about three weeks, and during the first two Weeks there were 60 conversions. —The Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints met on the 6th instant at Kirtland, Ohio, In the old Mormon Temple, which was built in 1834. This isthe anti-Polyzamy Mormon Church, ‘and the conference was presided over by Joseph Smith, the eldest son of the original Mormon. One of the speakers was Elder Blair, of Salt Lake, who, for twenty years, has been amission- ary to the polygamous Mormons. The Reorzan- fzed Church dates from 1360. and it now counts 1,500 eiders or ministers, 500 church organiza- tions, and about 30,000 ‘communicants, aud ac- eepts the Bible as authoritative, the Book ot Mormon being regarded as an additional revela- tion. Some of the speakers were severe on the Utah Mormons, referring to them as practicing the meanest form of all relizions, and styl them Latter Day devils. The temple in whi conference was held cost about 240,000, and de being restored at an expense of $5,000. will | friends pro- | and | ” | it into a large basin of hot water, ntire record upon this | chureh, recentiy addressed the | ee Tee OC SR ee ee oe Bn ae eee oe HOME MATTERS, 4 BUDGET OF GOOP RECIPES—USEFUL BINTS— HOUSEHOLD DECORATION — HOW To REMEDY DAMP WALLS, ETC., ETC. Cororep Taniectotus for the dining-room center. In addition to a handsome printed bor- } der in Moorish or Arabesque design, they now | have an effective circular design in the center. | Very Pretty Suares in Dresden and old | china ware are now used tor growing bulbs for | table decoration, filled with mould. The sur- | face Is covered with fresh, green moss, and the | effect, as the plants pat forth their shoota, is ry happy. ANew Wart Ceverine.—Lincrusta-Waiton, m | whi t resembles emb composition of fir oil tion. spread on a back while plastic, embossed by engraved with the desizt Tie Latest Noy ts inthe shapeof aca sed leather, Is a dened by oxida- | ‘ont canvas, and, pressure under dies sted. IN Bary Carriaces nd is of close wicker- | | work. Raised upon double springs above h [wheels, it is lined with tufte ot or | the se; i material j the latter ished at t Fas mater gold thread dividi actly the ri we, at tin- ndsome tassels are now of striped | a bar of si! They are cut no attempt being A Noventy in Se duction of p take “Ns is seen tn the Intre els ef matting. This material oil color well and forms an edmirable neu- 1 designs, landscapes, Frames for this k woods, mahogany, A Pasion ann work in ey and form deep bor’ . and lined throughout with | T stitch, a re very are pinch o toa troth, about as | quick oven, Harpy are ood tood for canaries, but the shells shonid not be put in the | there Is “danger of the tem: | eat the shells of the per isa sort of tonie fi red-pepper help themsel ap of butt | wh of wine, j one sp | ont. ee oval cutter. , until a dis wn. These will . if kept ina tin box and ina dry nd the upp rable sty of cus! ch are decorated in br tive tidies are made in in open 1 cular intervals. the insertion of rend rolls over ert for the head or Kootstools to | bows Ir Yor Havi and do net k is not posi 3 n_ with and salt, put it ina | nd spread a thin coating of Iut- p:set it in the oven and * until it is nicely browned on tie tup. | is a good dish for tea, Sort Gixcenpuran, made with sugar instead helps to give variety. hould be rubbed butter until the butter is soft as To this should be added two well- spoonful and a half of gin- Lot Soda dissolved ina litt and haifacan of milk or cream, hough to make soft batter. Bake it is mixed in a hot oyea. Eat while ) BRicHTEN UP AN ATTIC.—Get some of the ved red and white or blue and white paper | the canvas of atent, and cover the well as the roof of the attic. Wherethe roof Joins the sides, a narrow border to. imi |a cord must be put; also across and across t |ceiling, with a rosette or tassel in the center. An ordinary attic looks very well decorated in this manner, and the stripes take off the sloping | look of the wall. The sides of the window must ! not be papered. | Creaxixe Bepspreaps.—Cut a pound of bar Soap ito thin slices, and add to it an ounce of pearlash and a quarter of an ounce of sal soda. Pour a pailful of boiling water upon it, and stir jit up until well dissolved. Put some warm | water into a tub, and adda quart of the soap | Soluti mn. Putin the h 'y bedspread, beat it wel turn it over often, and squeeze out the dirt until | the water is quite soiled. Then change it, put- | ting in another quart of the solution, i 4 as before. Rinse it in two waters, ly If possible. pass It through ‘m to the hand. a wringer; then dry it on the clothes line. » AND R ‘Sometimes striy i CLEANING Cant and rugs become bally spotted, and it pt seem advisable to take them up. The ig method will then be found excellent: | Rab a piece of hard soap upon every spot of grease: then take a hard scouring brush and dip | n whieh two minonia have been red, then rinse it off with clear wate if the colors seem dimmed, add eno: t water to make it quite sour, ore their brightness. Javell er will remove from white goods, and whiten the yeliowest linen and cotton materials. To make it. take one id of chloride of lime and four pounds of mate of soda. the soda ina ameled kettle | over it one gallon of boiling water; stirin chloride | of lime, powdere and while it te stirre | do not let it lump in the water. Let it dissolve entirely; then remove trom the fire, and when | Sufficiently cool bottle tightly. It will remove fruit stains and all dark spots on linen, and it is 1 excellent to wash glasses and to take stains from the hands. ‘Tue SouTHERN way of serving chicken with Tice is recommended to northern housewives as amost excellent dish. Joint a chicken and boil gently in a deep saucepan, with just water enough to cover thre chicken. For one chicken allow half a pint of uncooked rice; boil this, and after the chicken is tender remoye it from the panand add the rice to the gravy; season with pepper and salt. Many cooks add two small slices of bacon to the water in which the chicken Is boiled, to help flavor the gravy; but remove the bacon before serving the gravy. When the gravy has boiled up, and after being thickened, as usual, take the rice out with a long-handied strainer, place it on a platter, and lay the chicken on the top. Send the gravy to the table in a gravy-boat. For Damp WaLLs.—It fs a good plan, in paint- Ing a room, if there is the least suspicion of damp in the walls, to start with two coats of red lead, and let it be worked well into the pores of the plaster. The ceiling may be formed into panels, with very light moulded wooden ribs, which can be screwed to thelaths, if thelatterare ordinarily strong ones, and a fairly good effect may be produced by this means very cheaply. The whole may be painted in oil or istemper; if not white, then a warm gray or cream color, | the ribs picked out in one or two darker shades, and the panels may have a little simple stencil, ing. but the less that is done in this way the better. In place of ribs the ceiling might be divided into compartments, or panels, by bold lines in distemper, with a stencil vorder inside, or with paper that gives a good effect. AN Foop.—Take the whites of 11 eggs, Ig tumblerfuls of sifted granulated sugar, 1 tumblerful of sifted flour, and 1 teaspoonful of Vanilla. Sift the flour four times, then add 1 teaspoonful of Royal baking powder, and sift again. Sift the sugar and measure’ it. Beat the whites of the eges to a stiff froth perfectly dry on a large platter. Then add the sugar gently, flour very lightly. then the vanilla. Do not stop beating until it is put into the pan to bake. Bake forty minutes in a moderate oven. Try with a straw; if too soft, let it remain. Turn the pan upside down to cool; when cold take out with a knife. Ice ana cut with a sharp nt i tumbler for measuring must hold 2 gills. Use a cake that has a hole in the center.—Country Contenan | level. mpans in 21 OF artitieial mounds * | tothe bottom of the well, and whilst striki | sound A&A WONDERFUL ALT MEINE IN LOUISIANA. A Puzzle for the Geologiate—How It Was Discovered—Hock u Acre—Joe Jcfferson‘ Louisiana Home—Longfellow’s Acadians From Harper’s Weekly. Southwestern Louisiana Is justly regarded as the garden of that state, and the Bayou Teche the picturesque water-path into its delights. Longfellow in his ‘‘Evangeline” has In clear out- line and brilliant coloring given to the world a truthful description of its dreamy bayous, sepia- tinted prairies, and Druid oaks. The subject Is fully as luxurious as were the poet’s imaginings, and those who are familiar with this land of the Attakapas Indians are lost in wonder at Mr. Longfellow’s accuracy of delineation, knowing he never had visited the land he so graphically paints. Our artist on the littlesteamer Susie B, of the New Orleans Times-Democrat, bas penetrated this fertile land of flowers, and has canzht some of Its curious pictures and remarkable forma- tions. About sixty miles above the mouth of the Teche, w it enters the Atchafalaya river, thethrilty town of New Iberia is situated, built on the site of w Town, one of the oldest settlements in the state. Within its pre- cincts are still preserved many of the quaint houses of the Acadian settlers, with their low sloping roofs and cool verandas. Eight miles math of Ni Iberia is the island, as it is é —a remarkable eleya- i-marsi bordering the bay of Nowhere on this continent has ure built such a storehouse of salt as is found—a formation which even to the pre- sent has not beea accounted for by the most pro- ficient of our gevlogists. Petite Anse, as one approaches it over t 1 prairie, looms up in the distance, a thi y wooded series of hills, whose hi ation 13 180 feet above sea- ut and there gorges of orange sand barely visible between the trees indicate that its soil bears no relationjo the black earth of the surrounding country d kindles the curiosity unlooked-for presence in the almost limit- less sea-tnarsh which fringes the coast of Lou; In extent the Island is abont three miles 8 2,240 arpents, the old Span- Formerly © whom traces ar measure generaliy adopted here. occupied. by Indian on every sid found some ter! hunity within the memory of its earliest vs the red men refused to make It a place of habitation, and no inducement would revail upon them to revisit the spot. A number e found upon it, and ex- ploitations have brought to light arrow-heads, baskets, v int, and tomaliawks, once the of the prehistoric dwellers. st authentic history of this strange up- heaval—for it fs generally ‘conceded that it was | an upheaval-—coines from one John Hays, hunter and trapper, who squatted on its hills in the latter portion of the last century. Inthe year 791, whilst out after deer, he discovered there a rine from whieh wassoon after- ared into salt. The supply of this brine was too limited for profitable manu- facture, and the spring was neglected until 1812, when the hich price of salt, on account of our war with Great Britain. gave an impetus to its production, aud small works were operated until 1815, when the cessation of hostilities lowered the price of that article of prime necessity. Judye D. D. A who sub- sequently became the owner of — the sland. 1861, aifter the establishment of de of southern ports, commenced the water from the spring long ne nd as salt was scarce throughout that \ the product of his factory was uzht for, To Inerease the produc- resoived to enlarge the well, and sugaved in that work, when an ob- <met. Mr. Join M. Avery, son ot the proprietor of the island, in 186 ended In de: surface cal fn qualit unknown, but salt lias been p ings show dicular, the was its orivinal depth, and its pre: beyend conjectt workings is penetrating nth of the deposit is 115 feet of solid ated; and as the work- esent width sent depth The floor of the present from the surface, the shaft feet of surface soil and 115 feet ich 50 feet is left tor a roof. alone will yield 15,000,000 tons, y be considered a'most inexhansti- ing mined by a of the purest quality, and, cal analyses show the entire we to say, che nce of absen of sea ner of mining is by driving es or tunnels into the solid rock-salt, and crossing these by others at right angles, giving a width to each of about thirty-five feet anda height of seve feet. The salt is blasted out with dynamite by miners imported from the salt mines of Strassfurth. After it is mined it is carried on the tramway to the shaft, and hoisted to a platform some sixty feet above the round, where it is dumped into a powerful rock. crusher, which reduces it to a suitable size. It thence descends into a bin, which in tarn sup- plies three ordinary mills. ’ The present yleld is about 250 tons per day, Including the coarse for packing and fine for table use. a ‘the descent to the mine is made on the plat- form used in holsting the salt cars, and when the bottom of the shaft is gd it requires some time for the eye to accustom itself to the darkness. Down the broad galleries miners’ lights flit about, tiny fireflies in this subterra- nean night. The salt erystals of wall and roof reflect their rays on all sides with wonderful brilliancy; and as thechambers were illuminated by a locomotive head-light on the occasion of our artist's descent, the pure white roc was brought out with ghostly effect. Salt was everywhere. The floor was solid salt; walls, roof. | above, below and on either side, one vast cavern of this valuable deposit. The advance of the | chambers is made by under-catting or blasting out for a considerable distance a space about eight feet from the floor, and then blowing down this overhanging mass asit is needed for ship- ment Whilst the visitors were watching our artist | &kete a group of miners boring in an under- | cut, suddenly a sharp crack was heard, like the explosion of a musket cap, and this was almost immediately followed by a deep roar, as of the fan carthquake. The sound was dull, and tremulous, vibrating from gallery to ry, accompanied by rapid coneussions and an unpleasant pressure on the tympanum of the ear. The very foundations of the earth seemed » tremble, and little bits of salt, long after the sound had died away ina dry musical cascade, fell from the roofs and sides. Hardly had the rst report ceased its reverberations when it Was followed by another and another, until the mine was shivering with sound. A convulsion of nature could have been hardly more grand and awe-inspiring. The surprise of the party caused much merriment to the phlegmatic miners, who’ had gathered from an adjacent chamber, where the dynamite blasts had been fired. Some two hundred yards from the present shaft another has Just been opened, about sixty feet square and about thirty in depth, to the upper surface of the salt. This is intended for ventilation, and Is of itself a curiosity. The ex- posed salt—so pure Is its condition—resembles a sheet of smooth ice, and looking down upon It one can hardly believe that it is salt, and net clear water in a frozen state. In digging this, but a week or more ago, the workmen un- earthed the bones of a huge mastodon, some of the teeth of which welghed over five pounds each, and the thigh bone was over nine inches in diameter. Just above the mastodon was found a large amount of Indian crockery, some of which was ornamented with imitation of basket-work and circles. An ivory horn not unlike that of the rhinoceros was algo discoy- ered. These cucivgities are to be forwarded to the Smithsonian Institution for examination. Leading up to this singular island from Ver- milion Bay, an arm of the Gult of Mexico, with graceful curves, a silver ribbon on the brown sea-marsh, comes the serpentine Bayou Petite Anse (Little Cove), affording water communica- tion for the fleet of salt vessels to New York, Galveston and New Orleans. A tramway runs from the mine down to the wharf on the bayou, a mile distant, where are large quarters for the hands engaged in loading the craft. Looking seaward from the high hills, the distant waters of the bay are Just visible, a thin steel rim on the horizon, whilst the intervening space is spread out a long low level of reeds and grasses, dotted with groups of live-oaks forming islands of foliage, or chenieres, as they are here called. Some five miles to the northwest, just peeping above the cool green forest, the handsome resi- dence of Mr. Joseph Jefferson can be seen, his delightful retreat where he enjoys his respite from the stage. Shoreward the Attakapas Prairie lies in Its t of apple green, stretch- ing off Into hazy invisibility, with herds of cattle and horses roaming about’ in blissful freedom, mere -pecks to the eye. Here and there a newly fenced field, with its modest cottage, tells of freshly arrived settlers, and Just beyond these the spires of New Iberia show their Points above Bee tive sks. nthe island the scenery is unlike anythin und in any of the surrounding conntey. Holt heavy} nN ing hills with gentle declivities velvety with soft grass; skirtings of forests of walnut, live-oak, elm, and other trees; gorges of shadow festooned with trailing vines—all unite to make this an artist’s UltimaThule. It leanisiand of Summer- land, where the air, perfamed with orange blos- some and rarest flowers, intoxicates the senses, the hum of bees and murmur of southern breezes woo voluptuous languor and fect rest. The mocking bird and the cardinal whistle in the underbrush, the lazy pelican nsestrom the bayou, startled deer vanish into thicket, whilst myr- lads of wild fowl cover the many ponds on the prairie. Nature holds her court here; but her Tule is to be short-lived. and is soon to pass away. Gangs of workmen have already graded aroadbed from New fberia to the mine, and within four months this sylvan retreat will re- echo with the shrill whistle of the locomotive and the rattle of cars. Salt, an hour before resting within its solid bed, will then be whirl- ing on its way in bulk tothe packers of Chi- cago, St. Louis, and Cincinnati, and the ex- haustless resources of this remarkable deposit drawn upon to supply the needsof our conti- nent. The sugar, which grows with such tropl- eal prodigaiity on the surface, with the salt below, will both go into the markets onthe same train. Petite Anse will then be open to the traveler, and its romances ot Lafitte’s bu- ried treasures, Indian traditions, and bountiful hospitality will be a thing of the past. CHARLES E. WHITNEY. —______+e-- MARRIED A MASCOT. How a Tipsy Young Man Struck a Bride. The Detroit News says: Night before last a sandy-halred young man employed as a book keeper for a prominent Woodward avenue firm went on a lark, and being of a social disposition proceeded to make the acquaintance of the pub- lic by handing his cardto every one he met on the street. At the corner of Congress and Griswold streets he gave a pasteboard to a rather comely- looking damsel, and followed upthe attack with sundry complimentary remarks which ended in a proposal of marriage. The young lady “sized up” the suitor, and seeing nothing bad about him except his hair she accepted. A buggy was ce procured, and driving to the residence ot Just! Patton the young man expressed his desire tobe married at once, without any unnecessary delay or foolishness. ‘The ceremony was accordingly performed and then the happy pair went to the Brunswick hotel. In the morning the bride- groom began to think that perhaps he had been alittle hasty, and made an Inyestigation to see ifthe marriage was legal. Finding the knot was tied as fast as the law could do it, henext looked up the divorce laws and saw nothing in them that would get him out of his dilemina. Hewas married, and no mistake, so hedetermined to puta good face on the matter. This morning he called at the News office and asked to have the names of himselfandbride suppressed. He had inquired about the girl, and finding she was of good character had made up his mind that he had stumbled on to a good thing. He turther said that on learning the facts his ver had raised his salary, and that he and ide would at once begin a happy career of eping. The Mascot in this singular case was before her marriage a sewing girl, and has a brother and_ sister living in’ Detroit. Until the parties met as above &tated, night be- last, they were total strangers and had each other before. President Arthur’s Blistered Nose. From Peck’s Sun, Probably the most trying exnerlence President Arthur has had since he has filled the Execu- tive chair was in entertaining a delegation from a Boston temperance alliance on his return from Florida. The delegation consisted of half a dozen dried up men with blue spectaclesand umbrellas and several ancient females, who looked as though they never could endure a man who ached or tasted any intoxicating beverage. y had an appointment to mect the President to talk with him about the cause of temperance, which was dear to their hearts. He wasjust back trom his fishing excursion, and as he put some cold cream on a place on his nose where the skin had come off, preparatory to going into the Blue Room to meet the delegation, his’ servant said to him Mr. President, [ had rather you would meet any other delegation on earth than this temperance crowd. They have come to size you up, and see if the reports that you steam it too much are true, and your nose and face is a dead give away. None of the delega- tion probably ever weut fishing, and it will be hard to convince them that the blisters and sun- burn is not the result of looking upon the wine. Now, the first thing you do when you meet tnem you apologize for your appearance, and talk about fishing in the hot sun, and all that.” The President felt a little nervous, but after throwing his cigar stub away he went into the room where the delegation was, looking like a boiled lobster. The delegation was drawn up in line, and every eye was on his nose. Theleader made a few remarks on the object of their visit, and while he was speaking the women looked ras much as to say, told you What a disgusting exhibition,” &c., and the President blushed until you could touch a match to his face anywhere. When the leader had conciuded, the President said: “Ladies and gentlemen, glad as I am to see 80 distinguished a party, I must apologize for my appearance. ‘Phe fact of it Is, afew of us have been indulging in a little_——" “Don’t apologize, Mr. President,” said a vine- gar-taced female. ‘We can readily take in the situation by your face. It is a duty we owe to ourselves and the country to reason with you. Strong drink is the bane of our land. Oh, why, why will men put a serpent in thelr mouths to steal away—” “But excuse me, madam,” said the President. interrupting the female, “you are mistaken. The direct cause of this sanguinary appearance of my face and nose is owing to a little recrea- tion,” and he rubbed his nose with his finger to find if any more skin was loose. ‘Chandler and a lot of us, who had been bottled up here many months, decided to imbibe a little of th—” “I bez pardon,” said one of the blue-nosed gentlemen, ‘‘we do not care for any confession as to what you and Chandler imbibed. We feet that a few words from us can do no harm, and while it may seem out of place for private citl- zens to advise a Chief Magistrate, our position as temperance people makes us bold to ask you to banish the wine cup from your table, and set an example that can be safely tollowed by the youth of the land.” During the talk of the blue-nosed man the | President swallowed a bit of tobacco that had remained in his mouth from his cigar and began to hiccough. You know how a little tobacco will sometimes cause aman to act as though he was full. The President would almost have given his right hand if the tobacco had been in Hades instead ot being down bis neck, for he could see at the first “hic” that every eye in the delegation was on him, and all believed he was drunk. His face flushed, and he was more embarrassed than he had ever been before in his life. He looked around for some one to help him out, but he was alone, except the tem- perance delegation. Putting his hand over his mouth to hide the hiccough that the wicked to- bacco had caused, he said: “Imbibing a desire to go fishing, Mr. Chan- dler and myself visited Florida, and for several days we were exposed to the clements, and be- came sunburt,and you (hic) misconstrue my appearance to be the result of (bic) drink. It is not so. It is seldom that I (hic) drink. This hiccough fs the resuit of swallowing a bit of to- bacco, and is untortunate in coming at thistime. I will weigh well what you have said, and now I bid you (hic) good day,” and the President bowed and retired, while the delegation looked about the room, said to each other that they had witnessed’ a sight that would cause the stoutest heart to quail, and they went out of the White House sick at heart. “James,” sald the President to his servant, when he got to his room, “go to Dr. Bliss and tell him Talmost wish I were dead, and I want him to come and attend me. Tell him to bring some- thing that will cure sunburn and blisters on the nose at once, orI am a rained man,” and as James went out efter the Doctor the President saturated a handkerchief in some cooling liquid and laid it over his face, and lay upon a lounge and dreamed of the Florida fish and how like blazes they bite, and how the mosquitoes got in their work, and as he dozed off into the land of dreams he could see the atr full of female tem- ee reformers with blue spectacles and um- rellas, and he thought h ood man issome- times ‘misunderstood. ee ———— ‘The Check-Rein Heformer. Mr. E. R. Flower, the mayor of Stratford-on- Avon at the time ofthe Shakepeare tercentensry celebration, whose death occurred recently. used to call himself an Illinois Englishman. When he Was 12 his father’s family came from England to Illinois, and remained for several years in the west. His assistance of fugitive slaves brought the wrath of the slaveholders upon him, and he barely escaped assassination—his cousin, mista- ken for him, being mortally wounded. To save lis life young Flower went back to England, and became In time one of the wealthiest brewers ot thecountry. His anti-slavery experience came in play during the rebellion, when Mr. Flower lectured throughout England in behalf of the abolition of slavery and in defense of the north. His humaneness subsequently found anew object in the prevention ofcruelty to animals, and an eminent suthantty oe that Mr. Flower did as & service to the poor horses as Wilber- force did in is day to tile poor slaves. - SAFETY AGAINST FIRE. A Wonderful Fluid and Paint Which Makes Things Indestructible. T attended the other day, by invitation, a most Interesting exhibition of a new, or compara- tively new, Invention for securing safety against fire. writes a correspondent from Dresden to the Philadelphia Press. The invention is called ‘‘antipyrogene,” and the inventor is a Herr Kuclewein, a civil engineer of Berlin; and I put it very moderately when I say that the exhibition showed that at least a sure step has been made in the direction of fire preven- tion. The experiments took place on the “Alte Vogelweise.” an open space just on the outskirts of Dresden, and were witnessed by the King and Queen of Saxony anda party of court guests, and also by a large number of state min- isters and officials. The invention comprises two things—the “antijiyrogene” proper, which is a liquid for the impregnation of textile fabrics and the like, anda fire-proof paint designed for application to wood. The first test was with the “antipyrogene.” A metal wire was strung be- tween a couple of posts, and upon this were hung air of face curtains and a couple of stripseach of jute, carpet. stuff, window shades, tarlatan, gauze and ordinary wall paper. One piece of each had been previously impregnated with the mixture, and the other leit In its natural state Acareful examination, however. failed to show any visible trace of the liquid, either as regards hue or odor. A blazing torch was then applied first to the lace curtains. One imme- diately took fire and was rapidly consumed, while the other, the one impregnated, refused to burn. The torch was then thrust through it and held for some moments, the result being that, wherever the flames touched, a slow charr- ing could be perceived, which immediately ceased, however, as soon as the torch was with- drawn. A like result followed the application of the torch to the other materials, cloth and paper that had been impregnated naturally an important one, and as to this Lam informed that the paint will be no more expen- sive than oil. The charge is now seventeen prsnnias, (about four cents) per square metre, four coats being required for real safety. As to durability, the “‘anti-pyrogene” is warranted to retain its virtue for three years, while the inven- tor claims that the paint, being Imperviousto the effects of the weather, will last forever. gsi hrm a banc eA Saturday Smiles, The wife of a brand new member of Congress told her neighbors that her family would re- move to Washington, but she was undecided as to how they would live in the capital; she ta- vored one of the Potomac flats.—Cincinnati Saturday Night. ‘Waydown Bebee arose to inquire what had become ofthe Committee on Poetry. Col. Fakir, chairman of the above committee, bobbed up with his quarterly report, trom which we con- dense the following: January—The total num- ber of poems, idyls, refrains, laments, etc., re- celved during this month was 328. Total weight of same on Fairbank’s scales, twenty-one pounds. Three poems had been laid aside to be read at the grave of Giveadam Jones when- ever he died, six idyls sold at very low rates to an insane asylum, and fifteen laments distrib- uted among political candidates who got left. The remainder ofthe stock had been burned. February—The total number received tl month was sixty-three, consist ing mostly of |: ments. All used to kindle. the lodge fire. March—Over 400 poems were received during this month, some of them containing as many as seventy verses, but the box containing them was left in the Colonel’s woodshed, and his mule walked in one night and devoured every scrap ot paper. Result: Death of the mule in- side of six hours.—Detroit Free Press. “That’s what beats me,” sald a befuddled man, as he glanced at the broomstick.—New York Commercial Advertiser, In Washington. “What does that figure on the Capitol represent?” “Liberty.” ‘“Feffale figure, is it not?” “Yes.” “Very pretty? but what kind of a woman is this symbol of liberty and independence supposed to be.” “A servant girl, I believe.”"—Philadelphia News. So many murderers are reported as eating a hearty meal the morning before being executed, that an exchange thinks physicians should pre- seribe hanging for persons suffering from loss of appetite. The fatal objection to such a rem- edy is that a man is liable choke to death al- most as soon as his appetite is restored.—Nor- ristown Herald. The addresses of a certain young man having been declined by a young lady, he paid court to her sister. ‘How much you resemble your sis- ter,” said he, on the evening of his first call. “You have got the same hair, and the same fore- head, and same pene the same noes,” she added quickly. He has stopped calling at’ that house.— Cincinnati ry Night. A Eb tloaopteal son of Erin was overheard remarking a friend, “Have a good time we you live, for you're along while dead!”— fe, A medical writer says children need more oe than adults. They generally get more.— The profits on the sale of Arthur Sullivan’s “ost Chord” have reached $200,000. By Saint Cecilia, and we had a chance, we would lose whole woodyard for half the money.—Burlington Hawkeye. “Terra cotta!” said a country woman in a Boston store, repeating the name after the clerk. “Is that nch for cinnamon?” ‘Not that I know of, madam,” answered the smirk- ing salesman. “La, you needn't laugh; I've known the color before you was born, but I never heard it calléd nothin’ but cinnamon brown.” All of which illustrates the folly of at- tempting to get up anything new in this be- nighted age.” Flush times—when the young man proposes. — ‘lington Free Press. Hindoo marriages at 10 years old or there- abouts are the cause of such evils that the Anglo-Indian press is demanding their prohibi- tion by law. = “Good luck,” as a rule, comes to the man who deserves It. it ii €@To obtain any of these Letters the — qiilfer “Apvasrinap Lerrens,” "and afte the dato Ea If not called for within one month they will be sent K: Giaytor Alice ST OF LETTERS REMAINING IN THE ‘WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE, SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1888. FRESH FROM THE GULP to the Dead Letter Ome. LADIES’ List. ‘TaREE Caxs FoR $1.00. Allen Fltea Kenner Felon, 2 2 res ny ie: . Rberic Mrs E GEO. E. KENNEDY & SON, Baskervilie Ada King Brown E Mrs Leftoich Emma apl2 1209 F STREET NORTHWEST. ered Ella — > clere Fran ; Beaux Haass Mateny Ac: M 11 Les. Gass. Svoan... as AB Brown ida Madison Emma 4 Ihe. Good Batter ” Babbitt L$ Mra Middleton Josephine rown FH Mrs Marden Julia A « Bacon MT) Malney " arnily Flour ‘ Blair Mary Matthews MMtre 5 ibe. Green or Black Tea. ; Brown Marti oore Maria, 2 ‘ Barber Nealia Milridze Mary GEO, A. O'HARE, Casi Grocer, Goiroan Emily Merarisnd rites x tet. Mand N. : et 2 : ; Po = len _art 13 7th street north weat, Man Cooper Fanme 5 Carroll H:ttie Bosrox Crevmsens Chajmers Kate. Boston Tomatoes, Connor Lizzie Beeston Lettnes, oe ae Philadelphia Capong, ee ae Fresh Salmon, Carrol MK Read Ann * Cadwatlader Mary Reynolds Lanra L. Freeh Scallops, Cochane N L Mrs Richsrdson Phi Uyetore, cto., +6 eid = EMre Reed Sadie PALACE MARKFT, ane F cK J [ | Doughty Frances 08 ras 3 = = —- eee NOTICE TO HOUSEKEEPERS Ford Emily OOF KKB RRR ERE BSS g Ford Fannie E Freeman Lizzie Ssssq ord Mary - Gipaoy Eben R KEE Sgss% > Goud Lila BL : NN NN NG NN NN 2 NI CoC ra 3 Oo coe NN REFUSING TO BREAK INTO FLAME 3 Ry and ceasing even to carbonize when the flre was Til as RN withdrawn. A strip of woollen goods was then | Johnson Maggie Walsh Marianna ; Jones Minnie t Phiilix L shown, the half of which had been impregnated, | Johnsen Mary E Washinton Rove 4 and on being ignited the unimpregnated portion | Jones Mattie” Wilson Basle Fus. tus ot burned away, leaving the other halt uni . | Kechner E Mrs : ee 4 oe <" . WILT ALWAYS MAKE BEAUTIFUL KOLLS, A quantity of the material used for making egy ETL AND Rata let costumes was also put to the test with | AdammJerry Lonmaster WS WM M GALT & CO.” equally favorable results. Attention was next | Adam Sam! F Macomber ¢'$ = “ | turned to the merits of the fire-proof paint. A | Burgess FP Len me Prast-Crace small wooden building had been erected, the | Brown Geo, ian ae BEEF, LAMB, VEAL, MULTON, Re. CORNED BEER walls of which were painted inside’ and | Bransome Horace bell Hon Johm A RPRCLAL TY out, with the material, and the roof covered | Bick 3%, a elers sndboe aah San Rect te eae See coat tings: with the inventor's’ so-called incombusti- | Beale JS Merrill Hon Prosper Box 71, City Port Ottiee. i ble roofing, This building was filled | Brenuan Rey P A. Mealirter e a ehistteting dclveredieee >t change to sipartnot the about a third full of wood and shavings | pounetyttie 3 saturated with petroleum, and the torch ap- | Barnett Prof Sami usher Master JP aa rp Reed piled. The brisk wind that prevailed soon | B-mjamin Win __ HOUSEFURNISIIINGS. fanned the flames into a furnace-like blaze that | Guanaiies, ye os ; poured through the windows in a most furious | Connell Dill Oertel Rov Johannes |_| Selma pms a tn mauner. An ordinary building of this size and | Callaghan D FO ICE CHESTS call size). character would have been entirely consumed in | Cheney F Mt Ge EEE eee STANDA. five or ten minutes; for so hotly did it burn that | Castello kaw'a 3 Piper Col Alex FLUTING MAC anbh haven pilies. I found it uncomfortable to stand within a ieee ucasy 0 TS GLO, WATTS, couple rods of the fire. It took twenty minutes, | Coma hag" Robinson Eugene F 221 S14 Tthatreet, S doors above I however, before we could see the inside walls J Duncan Redenborg FW ee begin to char, and what was most striking at eae ee ace Hovsexeerens that time, the outside of the building was so | Gnedier 3 Rose J cool that one could hold one’s hand on it with- | Cunningham Matt hae Robt, Fitting out or Replenishing can al out feeling more than a pleasant warmth. The | GookR. ease Stores fall line of the following goods roof at no time caught fire. but gradually | Duesberry A Rortiletberger U DECORATED DINNER, TEA AND TOILET WARE! cratked and shriyelled up. At the end of fifty | DeVere AY» Kohae HAVILAND INA. minutgs one end of the building fell outward, | Downing Chas 0 red 7 ARE. and on being removed from the flame ceased to | Dent Sonu H Belfort Chag, PLY RY. burn. Such is asimple statement of what we Dodge Kobt Bhepard Davis 3 ATORS, saw, and I think that no one came away with- | Duckworth Wm F, 2 moth E 2RS, out feeling that a Evans Jonn W And ail kinds of Housefurnishing Goods. WONDERFUL ADVANCE HAD BEEN MADE. pot erenk A M. W. BEVERIDGE, toward solving the problem of safety srom fire. | FuciltJ ¥, a _ To me it seems as though the problem were al- | Pst Jas Stone Horatio R, ws. 200 SEER ARTA AVE | most completely solved; for if you once prevent | Gude + has Spencer Heury 2 | Gosnell EV evenson 3 7 the spread of fire when once started, you reduce | Gituou-Joneph telnet Ba Dasrorrrs Fur. the danger to a minimum. In theaters and | Green Jao Siernien Lonie: We have ved a car load of the renuine DAN public resorts of all kinds the value of such an | Goodman J Stewart Moses crores teriouun Riker a Cee repared to furnish it in a: invention is incalculable, and so patent as not | Graves Nathaniel geese fv. ES ever to need mention. No one who has once wit- | Grensel Senator Siok aa Spon i re ae eee hessed such experiments as were given here the | Gillian WH ou will be convinces of ite eupuri other day could help feeling a sense of extreme | fumnc po arse Hine of © VES, aS relief, and almost of perefet safety, in a theater | Harden EM TELS and FUBNACHS Sout bee ae | to the woodwork and scenery of which it was nee or ces a i known some such _fire-preyenting material | flal’Hem ee od \ as this had been applied. And by no means Hawkins Jamea ¥ mh29 the least important is this “anti-pyrogene” | Hayes Join ve = Tass ; Tr in its application to dress goods and tex- | Hjaes toner rey d PIANOS AND ORGANS. tile fabrics of all kinds. What a vision of | Hammond Thos White Major if a = = peaceful security is suggested by its introduc. | Yi 2 W ce EINEKAM? PIANOS, tion. Ladies in the lightest and puffiest of | 3; Warner Jen UNSURPASSED FOU BRILLIANCY OF TONEAND ball dresses need have no fear of the open grate | 3 Kinson dndge DUKAMILITY. or the flaring gas jets. Mothers can impregnate | 323080 uatns their babies and give them whole boxes of luci- | 3so0 DEES. Noes _— fers to play ee can eulgy a Ritipatrick Claim Agt Webster Lat Several of our own make, in pipe or cigar in bed without losing half of the | Kit eM eo eae . comfort through wondering whether a spark | (2% on yunue eS SQUARES AXD UPRIGHTS, has really fallen among the bedclothes. And | Kicby Jacob vebb SF rom pew pm attest pew 17 ope young ladies taking a surreptitious smoke can | Kier Wu Are oD ised sae ere a een thrust. burning cigarettes into thelr pockets | [te Kobe H iikeson J ¥ R BRANCH FACTORY WAREKOOM, 427 10TH with impunity, when they, by chance, hear the | Leish H pat STR approach of the parental footstep. In tact, MICELLANEOUS. there is no end to the uses to which such an in- | ‘*Columbia Oopper Co” i vention could be put. The question of cost is | LISTO¥ LETTERS REMAINING IN THE GEORGE- TOWN, D. C., POST OFFICE, BaruRpay, Apnit 28, 1483, lowest fuctory prices known monthiy iustalment plan, at G. L. WILD & BRO.'S MU>ICAL WAREROOMB, ap 709 7th street northwent. GENTLEMEN'S 13st. Be Ee fa BOE TG FF ‘Warren John bon, ar Fe dD »D pen 3 U RRR ¥ List OF LETTERS REMAINING IN EAST | BBB E RA*4 Dov’ tne EE, CAPITOL STATION, BaruRvay, Apnix 23, 1883. PIANOS AND ORGANS. LADIES’ LIST. Over 7 ss Brihl Mise Alsbo Hawkins Mies Barriett = ‘ iene icuel ues Mre Mary 1) irs Martha SPECIAL SALE for the next ten di of * Budor Mrs Clara Kent Ktise Hate Upright Pianos that have been rented the nog Miss Lizzie these instruments are as good as new, and will be sold GENTLEMEN'S LIST. for nearly one-half what the pow Pianos of same otyle Sestaton F jonares cues Serna — T] mais C . i PIANOS and ORGANS for rent. stock in Grant Joveph Spo city torsiect trout ents applied on yarchase, Py ine are oF ment, who has tin: Bosrness Suirs of exy moe in tho New York factory. OF BLACK, BLUE AND FANCY CHEVIOTS, SILK PIANO MOVING.—My facilities are unequaled far MIXTURES, NEAT CHECKS, CAs- Hin work in w careful muauner, SIMERES, erc., FROM $20.00 TO $40.00. FREEBORN G. SMITH, PRINCE ALBERT SUITS OF, FINE DIAGONAL, | iy 1101 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUR. @ SPRING OVERCOATS, FROM $16.00, A Cann To Tur Pesuc. FANTE, ROMS TO. AsTam frequently arked by dealers and IMMENSE STOCK OF FOREIGN GOODS. MY | GANS. and how l ofte have nee INSTRUMENT BESIDES. ONT IMEOREATION. | mmgtiam tnarutacturtn Wncous rion yerhane ES) HOICEST SELECTIONS OF HOME | public explunation is in order. Ast. M. ute ti is tho Phils lished MANUFACTURE. having the GASH So muschass see tetgae etee INSPECTION INVITED, ‘Sant to rll they crmme see oe caving the city an aay 24. 1 take a reat maui #:cond-hand ingtrumeutsim exchange tor new once—Square Pianos in exchange yy rite. BECO, THE TATLOR, Ihave a buyer at the manufacturing center. whi GQUPENNGYLVANIA AVENUE, H'tey errs ttieshort ouyuy Gas,” The talontae ie ceca: few out of many Siecial Bargains’ now on tand. “Noe 7 1—A Piano made to order for ap ex-City Marshalata Fe"Branchestn all Principal Gen. __ayaanas_| gent ofS. il lecant gmboidered caver aud sue Piano, (new), Sold “Epex Guzvex H. 985, Noe BA pond Chickering 0. B ‘chic sc Square, at ¥ . 6 —The finest Uprizht an the city = —— by private party $250 dare at the xtore. No. ue Saal ior gas des mmany others that may Great care is taken in the manufacture of this Hose | be excn cuinmons 5: Rea, ia eee eee anes Ser nee eae apl3 433 SEVENTH STREET N. W. Buy it, and if your garden is not paradiee it is not the + H._KUHN, 407 10th street. n. w. fault of the hose, Call for “THE EDEN GaRDEN | Ge {hr Snr skos PIANOS. tney APPA are su) © instruments."--Theo. Thomaa, HOSE,” made and warranted by 5B isha “4 nBURDETT ORGANS. “Bost now made, ‘THE REVERE RUBBER CO., ——— EICHENBACH’S PIANO WAKEROOMS. PIANOS 175 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., R ‘Of various makes for sale and rent at re- ap2%-tu,th,e,2m 57 Reade Street, New York. | hownod Panos. “tuning and Repairing =i Lith street, above Pa. ave. J Jan30 E DAVIS & ©O."S PIANOR.—A BE. XX. XX. Aicttod stock of these Superb PIANOS. AB BLUE FLANNTE GARMENTS and een thom. “TE SUMNER IT Olek a wre OB QUALITY OF GOODS | n.w. \ Baby Grand to order. sep11-60 are of Middlenes,” wich ane — iusde by that mill, be ilddiees Comany, in order P14N0s, ORGANS, SHEET MUSIC. TANDARD INDIGO BLUE FAXNELS AND YACHT Si nied oot craul cre be Bie ase =f ar Pak 5 wal ‘the ‘Agents ERSON PIANC to all parties ordermg the joods. ‘The Pest Medium. Yo WILCOX & WHITE AND KIMBALL ORGANS: WENDELL, FAY & 00., nea hy Redacted agen rgd 86 ad 68 Worth st, New You: 31 Franklin ots Bestia: see CENT MUSIC. 214 Chestnut st., Philadelphia. ‘jee 1it ‘The onl Bae on Sgr en 7 "HE PRINCE Gzonors Ena’ Xo 018% STREET, county, Md., having an fsteuaive iréul Gon tu sud Managing partner of the late firm Kilis & Co. ret itis. « free. Address DANIEL F. ‘aoe eer rare eae sdimitted to be | Jorus. tree a P* 5 i K. ROBERTS, Jz., r — 2. nos FRED. BANS ER RTS JR} wattora, WOOD AND COAL. plat a Wo have just received = Bakers New Discovery Tx Meorcrxe. Se Co; Let mupetior quniy, mMnRTARE ee =< = a ‘The of ie invited to Tra in ner bor aidan tansateenen gs Sten ed, ‘au inspection of aur stock, —— GRIMAULT & CO.,8, Rue Vivienne, Paris, Ja22-whaly | - wees: m6 ‘7th st. wharf and 12th st. and aP. ave. nine of the oat trooding chickeng, is one MES. FISHER rea aver won —e oan sears clean 504oan be ~ SCRAP PICTURES. a, |S